This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 17th day of June, 1944, in accordance with request made by self, Mrs. [3175], Active Member of the Ass''n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Jeanette Fitch, Stenos. [3175].
R E A D I N G
Born September 21, 1900, in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna. Time of Reading Set bet. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Eastern War Time. ..., Pa.
1. GC: You will have before you the life existence in the earth plane of [3175], woman, born September 21, 1900 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Penna., and the earthly existence of this entity in Palestine, as Martha, a sister of Peter's mother-in-law and one of the holy women. You will give a biographical life of the entity in that day and plane of earthly existence, from entrance - and how - into the earth's plane, and the entity's departure; giving the development or retarding points in such an existence. You will answer the questions, as I ask them, concerning the associations and urges from that period in the present.
2. EC: Yes, [3175]. Yes, the entity's experience in the earth plane as Martha, the sister of Peter's wife's mother. Yes, we are again given the records here of that entity now known as or called: [3175]. A lovely body!
3. In giving the experiences of the entity in the earth plane as Martha, the sister of Peter's wife's mother, it would be well that much of the happenings or history of the times be included, that there may be the more perfect understanding of the conditions and as to how and why urges from that experience apply in the experience of the entity in the present.
4. As is understood by many, there had been long a looking forward to or for the advent of the promised Messiah into the earth and there had been those various groups through one channel or another who had banded together to study the material which was handed down through the varied groups in that day and period.
5. Here we find there had been, for the mother of Martha, an experience of coming in touch with Judy [1472] who had been the first of women appointed as the head of the Essenes group who had the experience of having voices, as well as those which would be called in the present experiences
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communications with the influences which had been a part of man's experience from the beginning, such that the divine within man heard the experiences of those forces outside of man and communicated in voices, in dreams, in signs and symbols which had become a portion of the experience.
6. When the children of Martha's mother, Sophia, were in those periods of development these had become a part of what would be called today a play-experience for the entity, Martha.
7. For Peter's wife's mother was many years the senior of Martha but the coming of John, and the birth of Jesus, the dispensation of Jesus and John in Egypt, all had an impression or imprint upon the mind of the entity Martha, who builded in her own mind how the king and how the announcer of the king should be dressed, (as this had been a part of the experiences of the entity in other periods and thus the choice of things in this direction).
8. Then there came those great changes in the life experience of Martha. For one among those of the rulers of the synagogue sought the entity in marriage and through the individuals who made these arrangements the entity was espoused to Nicodemus. [[3021], her late husband in the present life. See 3175-1, Par. 50-A saying he had been her husband in Palestine.] Through his activities, and personality, Martha learned first of what had happened to the peoples in the homes of John the Baptist and of Mary and Joseph and Jesus.
9. Thus, when there were later the experiences of those entering into activities, and then when the message was given out that Martha's older sister had been healed from a terrible fever by this man, Jesus, this brought about great changes in Nicodemus and Martha, as they had to do with the temple and the service of the high priest. Martha began the weaving of the robe that became as a part of the equipment the Master had. Thus the robe was made especially for the Master. In color it was not as the robe of the priest, but woven in the one piece with the hole in the top through which the head was to be placed, and then over the body, so that with the cords it was bound about the waist.
10. This robe Nicodemus presented then to the Master, Jesus, after the healing of the widow of Nain's son, who was a relative of Nicodemus.
11. In the activities, then, when Nicodemus went to the Master by night and there became those discussions in the home, for Nicodemus and Martha there began the communion as man and wife rather than man and his chattel or his servant. They were more on a basis of equality, not in the same
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proportions which were established a bit later by some of the rulers from the Roman land but more in keeping with the happenings which had brought about the activities in the Essenes group. [GD's note: Mr. [3021], husband of Martha, died in the present life of uremia.]
12. Though Martha was an Essene, Nicodemus never accepted completely the tenets or the teachings of the Essenes group. These were a part of the principles and applications of Martha. The acquaintanceships, the friendships which were established between Mary, Elizabeth and the other Mary [[2946]?], all were parts of the experience and because of the position of Martha throughout those activities she was considered rather one of the leaders, or one to whom others made appeal to have positions or conditions set in motion so that there was given more concessions to the Holy Women who followed Jesus from place to place when there were those periods of His Palestine ministry.
13. The only differences which arose were with Martha and Mary in the household of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. Because of conditions there from which Mary had returned, from the houses which were a portion of her activity in various cities, questions as to morality arose. And yet, after there were the healings, or as it was discovered how she out of whom seven devils were cast became changed, or how there were even changes then and there, we find there was a greater working together with the activities of Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Mary the mother of Jesus, Elijah and many of those others, including John Mark's mother. These were parts of the experience of the entity.
14. The entity stood, as indicated by the accomplishments of the robe from Nicodemus, as one particularly honored even by the Master.
15. During the periods of activity, during the missions after the Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Master, the entity Martha gathered with those in the upper room looking for the promise of the coming of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This, too, became a part of the activities.
16. For the entity later was among those who aided Stephen and Philip, as well as others of the various lands. For it was with these that the entity first became acquainted with Luke and Lucius who later became the heads of various organizations in other portions. These acquaintances were then rather as counsel from those to whom Luke, Lucius, Mark as the younger of the Disciples, (not Apostles, but younger of the Disciples), went for counsel.
17. For the entity was one acquainted with the law, the entity Martha, taught the law to the young ones, the
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children who sought knowledge.
18. The entity had its own family, two sons and one daughter. These became ministers in the church in Antioch, aiding the peoples who worked with Barnabas, and it is mentioned that one, Theopolus learned from the entity Sylvanus, and those who labored in the church in Jerusalem with John, James, Peter and the others, as a child. As a child, this one was known as Thaddeus. The daughter was wed to one of the companions of Paul, Silas [707], who was engaged in a portion of the activities with Paul. [See 3175-3, 11/5/70 Par. R7.]
19. As to the activities of the entity, then:
20. The abilities are indicated in weaving, in color. The color of the robe was pearl-gray, as would be called now, with selvage woven around the neck, as well as that upon the edge, as over the shoulder and to the bottom portion of same; no bells no pomegranates, but those which are woven in such a manner that into the selvage portion of the bottom was woven the Thummim and Urim. These were as the balance in which judgments were passed by the priest. But these were woven, not placed upon the top of same. Neither were there jewels set in same.
21. With the persecution the entity withdrew more and more because of its associations with those in authority, but its home became more and more a place of refuge and help for all of the young of the church.
22. The entity lived to be an elderly person, something like seventy-nine years of age in the experience, and was not among those ever beaten or placed in jail, though persecuted by only the Romans, feared by those of her own peoples.
23. Ready for questions.
24. (Q) Are any of the children of that period associated with the entity in the present? (A) These will become associated with the entity - not in the present.
25. (Q) What place did I occupy at the Crucifixion? (A) As one of those upon the right hand of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and the other Mary upon the left hand.
26. (Q) In the meeting on the day of Pentecost? (A) Among those who heard all of the various places announce their hearing Peter in their own tongue.
27. (Q) In what way was I acquainted with Lucius? (A) As indicated, as a teacher, as a helper, an advisor, when he was destined by being joined in the church activities in his own home areas. The entity never visited there.
28. (Q) Any other advice?
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(A) Keep close to those things which draw thee nearer to the Cross of Christ. For it is in Him, through Him, ye each have thy being. As He accepted the work of thine hands then, may He accept the work of thy hands in the present.
29. We are through. Copy to Self " " Ass'n file " for indexing